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Learning From Sars: Preparing for the Next Disease Outbreak - Workshop Summary
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OIE
Office International des Epizooties
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OTP
land transport
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
PRCV
porcine respiratory coronavirus
PEDV
porcine epidemic diarrhea CoV
PHE
public health emergency
PRCV
porcine respiratory coronavirus
PROMED
Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases
RNA
ribonucleic acid
RSV
respiratory syncytial virus
RT-PCR
reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction
SAIC
Science Applications International Corporation
SARS
severe acute respiratory syndrome
SCoV
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
SIV
swine influenza virus
SRP
signal recognition particle
TCID
tissue culture infective dose
TGEV
transmissible gastroenteritis virus
TIGER
triangulation identification for genetic evaluation of risks
TRD
hotels and restaurants
TRS
transcriptional regulatory sequence
UNAIDS
Joint United National Program on HIV/AIDS
USAMRIID
United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
UV
ultraviolet
UVGI
ultraviolet germicidal irradiation
VN
virus neutralization
WD
winter dysentery
WHO
World Health Organization
WPRO
Western Pacific Regional Office of the World Health Organization